Letter to the Editor: Freedom of speech

The sponsors of Measure C embrace their unique interpretation of the U.S. Constitution.

Comment

By Greg DingerMount Shasta

Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka, CA

By Greg DingerMount Shasta

Posted Jun. 4, 2014 at 1:00 PM

By Greg DingerMount Shasta

Posted Jun. 4, 2014 at 1:00 PM

The sponsors of Measure C embrace their unique interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. And I will speculate that they most certainly embrace our right to freedom of speech. They say, if this measure were passed, that we will then collectively vote for things. Want a governor? We’ll vote for it. Want to fund schools? We’ll vote for that too. Everything that we want within their new system of government must be openly discussed and voted upon by the people. Do I have that right?

So if they truly want each of us to have an equal voice on such matters of governance, then I’m sure they want to hear all views, and then allow the people to decide. Is that a correct understanding of their goals?

A few of us decided that we oppose Measure C, and in order to express that opposition, we purchased signs and erected them in various public locations. It’s amazing, but hardly surprising, how quickly those signs have disappeared. Gone.

Vanished.

Nowhere to be found.

I still see, however, plenty of the supporter’s Measure C signs.

It seems to me that the proponents/supporters of Measure C support speech that is consistent with their own views, but that opposing views are to be silenced.